TCP/IP over Bongo Drums

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 27, 2003 @07:55AM from the smoke-signals-is-the-next-step dept.

Michael500 writes "In an attempt to show that primitive communications can still function in modern networks, a friend of mine took up a challenge from his professor to replace the lowest layer of the OSI networking model with a set of bongo drums!"

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Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-27 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

It's called a drum circle.
1. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by B3ryllium · 2003-09-27 08:31 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  That's not a Beowulf cluster, that's a hub. Possibly a switch, if the drums differ in tone enough. :)
2. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by subk · 2003-09-27 10:27 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It would be a Tokin' Ring!
  
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must be running the server over Bongo by backlonthethird · 2003-09-27 07:58 · Score: 4, Funny

it's already slashdotted.
1. Re:must be running the server over Bongo by soulsteal · 2003-09-27 10:45 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Agent Smith:Administrator Tack...
  Tack:[whisper]Oh shit..[/whisper]
  Agent Smith:Tack, you were given specific orders.
  Tack:I'm just doing my job.
  Agent Smith:The orders were for your protection.
  Tack:We can handle one little website.....
  [Pause]
  Tack: Well, I've increased the upstream bandwidth allowed for that box, and upped the max number of http processes. *fingers crossed*
  Agent Smith:No Tack, your server is already dead.
One bug by matzim · 2003-09-27 08:01 · Score: 5, Funny

One improvised drum solo and you take down the whole LAN...
The obvious network topology for it by billstewart · 2003-09-27 08:01 · Score: 4, Funny

is a Token Ringo....

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His arms must be tired by Exiler · 2003-09-27 08:03 · Score: 4, Funny

Can you imagine drumming your way through a slashdotting?

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Bongo by CGP314 · 2003-09-27 08:03 · Score: 4, Funny

First thing that came into my mind: Richard Feynman
Bongo drums? by Black+Parrot · 2003-09-27 08:04 · Score: 5, Funny

One suspects that the bong played a bigger role in this project than the drums did.

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nice by graveyhead · 2003-09-27 08:08 · Score: 5, Funny

This will go great with my "file sharing over trumpets" project. Together they could be called "Samba"

[ducks]

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1. Re:nice by drinkypoo · 2003-09-27 09:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think that it would be ideal for use in airports. They could call it "trumpet windsock".
  
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If bongos can carry TCP... by eriko · 2003-09-27 08:12 · Score: 4, Funny

...does that make Neil Peart a webserver?

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ping! by FrostedWheat · 2003-09-27 08:36 · Score: 5, Funny

% ping 192.168.0.2 ICMP Destination Unreachable: Host taking a rest.
Re:Text of Home Page by MrLint · 2003-09-27 08:52 · Score: 4, Funny

Now i can finally achieve my greatest work! A carrier pigeon to bongo drum router!